Meaning & use
het
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Heterosexual; also used in the informal phrase "het up," meaning agitated or excited.
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The novel was praised for depicting queer characters alongside het ones without judgment.
Don't get so het up about a delayed email.
A note on using this word
"Het" as a clipped form of "heterosexual" is informal, while "het up" is an older, unrelated dialect phrase meaning worked up or heated.
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2. adjective
Agitated, excited, or worked up (used in the phrase "het up").
He got het up over a minor scheduling mix-up.
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